17TH CENTURY BIBLE BOX DECORATED WITH SCENES OF MUSIC MUSEUM PIECE WITH INTRICATE CARVINGS OF SUNDAY FEASTS Start Price USD 29.00 Current Price USD 89.00 Time Left - Bid Count 13 Buy It Now Price USD 699.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, November 30, 2008 End Time Sunday, December 07, 2008 Location Newark, CA See more about ' 17TH CENTURY BIBLE BOX DECORATED WITH SCENES OF MUSIC' Description SCARCE AND HEAVY BRONZE BIBLE BOX / CONTAINER WITH RELIEF DECOR ALL AROUND BOX.  CIRCA 1650    THESE BIBLE BOXES WERE SMALL CONTAINERS WHOSE FORM WAS ORIGINALLY MEANT TO STORE A BIBLE.  THEY WERE VERY POPULAR THROUGHOUT EUROPE IN THE 17TH CENTURY. THIS PARTICULAR ONE HAS SCENES OF MUSIC, DANCING AND CHILDREN PLAYING. A CHURCH CAN BE SEEN IN THE BACKGROUND. THE FOREGROUND IS AN INTERIOR WITH A MAN AND WOMAN AT THE TABLE.  THIS ONE HAS A WOODEN INSERT.  MANY OF THE MORE REFINED BRONZE EXAMPLES, LIKE THIS ONE, CAN BE FOUND IN MUSEUMS AS THEY ARE RARE IN THIS CONDITION.  PERFECT CONDITION !! A MASTERPIECE OF CHRISTIAN ART (Perhaps a good Christmas gift).   SIZE: 12.5 CM X8.5 CM X 6 CM I RARELY HAVE A "BUY IT NOW" OPTION, BUT THIS IS A TRUE TREASURE AND HAS HIGH VALUE. HAPPY BIDDING.On Dec-01-08 at 15:27:05 PST, seller added the following information:I HAVE SEEN A FEW LESSER BIBLE BOXES ON E-BAY PURCHASED FOR $600-800. THIS ONE HAS VERY HIGH VALUE !!! Place a Bid!